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Life

Sidewalk etiquette

Our generation has lost most forms of etiquette - it's a bold claim, albeit a true one. I have my own theories as to why this decline happened - the substitution of old-fashioned methods of child-rearing with the "I'm your buddy, not your parent" model, the refusal to believe that this is actually real life and that if you say something nasty, MTV won't intervene with a bleep or a conveniently placed commercial break.


Life

24 hours

It all started with Ben Franklin and his silly kite and key. He stood in a thunderstorm, and soon enough, we had electricity.


Life

For the love of Goodwill

It was Saturday morning, and I was trying to make a game plan for the day so I would actually be productive instead of lounging around watching CMT's top 20 music video countdown and complaining with my roommates, yet again, about how they should have hired a cuter guy as Taylor Swift's love interest.


Life

Poor papers, poor majors

I received a C on a paper earlier this week. I then proceeded to have a mini life crisis. There are a number of things at which I don't excel - adding numbers in my head, pretending I like obscure bands, coordinating my hands and eyes - but writing a paper is not on this list.


Life

Fun for a Cause

From bar nights to 5k runs, University students participate in many events to raise money for various causes.


Life

SNL Financial

Students interested in business often dream of working at large firms in global cities. What many people may not realize, though, is that they may not have to travel outside of Charlottesville to launch a successful business career. SNL Financial is a company that supplies investment professionals with news and data before they decide to invest in various securities.


Life

Keep it fratty

It is No. 3 on my most visited websites, third only to Facebook and Gmail. Texts From Last Night?


Life

Mumble-worth instances

Patience is not my virtue. People who turn left just slow enough that I miss the light, late arrivals, missing a call by two seconds and calling right back and the person doesn't pick up, Ke$ha, misbehaved children in the grocery store, birds who chirp too loudly in the morning, the morning in general ... the list of things that I find annoying could go on and on. I've recently had a very unsettling realization about all these aggravations, however: I'm guilty of most of them.


Life

The thought that counts

I had a really interesting experience the other night. Some girlfriends and I were invited to our Korean friend's house for a traditional Korean dinner.


Life

Telling the story of Mr. Jefferson's University

The last time most University students took a tour of Grounds, they were probably registering for their first courses during summer orientation. Now, a few years later, one has to wonder how many students can actually remember that the school's Grounds is one of the only campuses in the United States registered on the World Heritage List and that the University was the first state school constructed around a library rather than a chapel.


Life

Returning to things I know

As a college student, it sometimes becomes tough to continue high school routines. It's fairly difficult, for example, to continue practicing piano when I no longer have one in my apartment. Two days ago, I finally put in the effort to find music and figure out how to rent a practice room in Old Cabell Hall.


Life

Hidden gems

For many students, frequenting popular coffee establishments and restaurants on the Corner for drinks and tasty dinners during the weekends is a common rite.


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Latest Podcast

Ahead of Lighting of the Lawn, Riley McNeill and Chelsea Huffman, co-chairs of the Lighting of the Lawn Committee and fourth-year College students, and Peter Mildrew, the president of the Hullabahoos and third-year Commerce student, discuss the festive tradition which brings the community together year after year. From planning the event to preparing performances, McNeil, Huffman and Mildrew elucidate how the light show has historically helped the community heal in the midst of hardship.